ginger says grace
Raymond L. Heinrich
it’s thanksgiving
at ginger’s parents
and ginger is saying
a beautiful grace
before dinner
and i’m there because her real boyfriend
is a biker with too many tattoos
and would cause too much trouble
and besides
her daughter
also a ginger
performs much better
when i’m there
so i get to live my fantasy
here’s ginger my love
(and she really is)
sitting beside me
and we laugh together
and our daughter across the table
charms her grandmother
and the turkey is wonderful
and the mashed potatoes and stuffing
are better
and i’m doing a great job
playing the fiancee
for this family
who wants so much to believe
that i have made her whole again
and we continue
to have a wonderful time
even while ginger
is throwing up in the guest bathroom
